Chocolate Hanukkah Stars

Yield: about 4 dozen cookies

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup Prune Butter (see below)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs worth of egg substitute
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, beat prune butter, sugar and egg substitute on medium speed of electric mixer.
2. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture, beating until well blended.
3. Cover; refrigerate dough until firm enough to handle.
4. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
5. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8 inch thickness; cut with star shaped cookie cutter (can use menorah, dreidel and others).
6. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
7. Bake for 5 to 7 minutes, or until no imprint remains when touched lightly in the center.
8. Cool for 1 minute; remove cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
9. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Notes

Prune Butter

Two recipes for prune butter that will obviously give much different tastes.

Recipe 1 - Simmer for ten minutes 1 cup pitted prunes and 1 cup water, then purée strained prunes and 1/4 cup cooking liquid in blender or food processor.

Recipe 2 - Purée 1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter to 2 pitted prunes in a blender or food processor.